Nuyorican Soul
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Biography
Formed by house music production duo Masters of Work â Little Louie Vega (born in The Bronx on June 12, 1965) and Kenny âDopeâ Gonzalez (born in Brooklyn, New York on July 6, 1970) - Nuyorican Soul was a short-lived musical concept that combined Latin music, jazz and house. Vega - nephew of Fania All Stars singer Hector Lavoe â and Gonzalez formed Masters of Work in 1990 and after years of success, created Nuyorican Soul in order to combine their house sound with their passion for Latin music, soul, jazz, and disco. Using musicians from the Salsoul Orchestra as well as Roy Ayers, George Benson, Tito Puente, Vincent Montana, Jr. and singer Jocelyn Brown, they recorded their self-titled debut album, released in 1997. The album included the hit singles "Runaway" (featuring India), âYou Can Do Itâ (featuring George Benson) and âIt's Alright I Feel It!â (featuring Jocelyn Brown). The Nuyorican Soul album was a great success, hitting the charts in the US, UK, and Europe. The albumâs tracks were remixed by top DJs including 4hero, Roni Size, Armand Van Helden, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mousse T. and Mood II Swing, some of which were included on the 1998 compilation The Remixes.
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Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- The Nervous Track
- I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun by Masters at Work
- Jazzy Jeff's Theme by Nuyorican Soul
- Shoshana
- You Can Do It (Baby) by Masters at Work
- It's Alright, I Feel It by Masters at Work
- Mind Fluid by Nuyorican Soul
- Sweet Tears by Nuyorican Soul
- Taita Caneme by Nuyorican Soul
- Nautilus (Mawtilus) by Masters at Work
- Nuyorican Soul Intro by Nuyorican Soul
- Gotta New Life by Nuyorican Soul
- You Can Do It Baby by Nuyorican Soul
- Maw Latin Blues by Nuyorican Soul
- Mind Fluid
- Roy's Scat by Nuyorican Soul
- Habriendo El Dominate by Nuyorican Soul
